New Head of Physics appointed
Professor Michele Dougherty took over as Head from the 1st January.
Issue 1680
12th Jan 2018
They’ve only gone and bloody done it
Sneaking it in on the final day of 2017, King Gizz complete their five albums in one year claim
St Mary's swimming pool to close by end of year
College are shutting the pool at the end of the academic year, citing the need for cost savings across Campus Services.
No one ever really thought they were still making music together
Just before Christmas, Pharrell Williams and co. dropped their first full-length album since 2010. And with it, they bring a whole host of friends including the likes of Kendrick, Ed Sheeran, and Rihanna.
Cashless trial extended across Imperial outlets
The trial of cashless payments, which started in December across four outlets, has been expanded to eight outlets, and will continue through January.
Jo Johnson out as universities minister in cabinet reshuffle
Johnson has been replaced by Sam Gyimah, amid controversy over the choice of Toby Young for the board of Office for Students
Connect with conservation: oceanic ghostbusters
How ghost nets are impacting the environment, and what one initiative did about it.
Imperial-educated doctor claims university stress led to alcohol addiction
Lauren Fowler, 25, avoided a prison sentence for drunk-driving this week. She claimed that she drank at university to "cope with the stress"
Stella 4 returns to Union bars following three months absence
Stella 4 had previously been replaced with Bud Light, which prompted an outcry among students
IC Neuroscience Society – Meeting of the Minds 2018
Imperial College Neuroscience Society will be holding their annual conference on the 27th of January, 2018, in the Sir Alexander Fleming Building (South Kensington Campus). There are several exciting talks and workshops planned, covering wide-ranging topics, from neuropsychiatry and advances in cognitive neuroscience, to live brain dissections and clinical neuroscience!
A winter of wonderful content: the art to watch out for this term
From a revival of a play by the writer of Moonlight, to a retrospective of Picasso’s work in 1932 ,by the way of an operatic take on Gandhi’s time in South Africa, these are the picks of the spring.
Blood and guts (and laughter) in ancient Rome
Titus Andronicus hits the Barbican stage with a bang, bringing severed limbs aplenty, but also reminding us of the similarities between past and present.